Police ticket 120 drivers on closed Forty second street NE
Northeast Cedar Rapids police issued about 120 tickets for disobeying a traffic control device on Forty second street NE between Marilyn and Northwood drives. The street is closed to all but westbound traffic due to construction, yet many motorists continue eastbound, prompting warnings and fines. No injuries reported, but several near misses noted by Captain Louis Stepanek.
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Cedar Rapids
Forty-second
Marilyn and
Northwood
Forty-second Street
Louis Stepanek
Traffic Bureau
Stepanek
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Turner Denounces Attack on Credibility in Iowa
Des Moines UPI Attorney General Richard Turner assails governor Robert Ray over credibility of his opinions amid a feud on campaign finance and constitutional issues. Turner accuses Ray of expediency, while Ray says lawmakers decide bills and dismisses a special session. Turner cites recent rulings on magistrates and legislative membership, and notes he may challenge the disclosure bill in court.
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Des Moines
UPI
Richard Turner
Turner
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission
Raytam
Tuer
Supreme Court
Iowa
Wythe Wilsey
US Canada Confirm Grain Sales to Soviets
The USDA announced another wheat sale to the Soviet Union bringing U.S. shipments to 3.2 million tons for the year while Canada’s Wheat Board says it sold about 74.6 million bushels to the Soviets. Valued at roughly 476 million dollars, the deals involve Cook Industries and Cargill with further negotiations ongoing.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Canadian Wheat Board
Soviet Union
USDA
U.S
Cook Industries Inc
Memphis
Teon
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
Apokcaman
Carail
Cook
Cargill
Richard Bell
Russia
United States
Canada
Department
Earl Butz
Butz
Apollo and Soyuz link up in first joint space rendezvous
American commander Thomas Stafford and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov joined their ships 146 miles above Europe sealing a historic linkup. A brief scare followed a burning odor from a furnace in the tunnel. control ordered oxygen masks briefly as crews confirmed no danger.
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Houston Control
Leoney
Valeri Kubasov
Soyuz
Apollo
Houston Mission Control
Stafford
Europe
Slayton
Brand
Leonov
Kubasov
U.S
GNP Decline Slows as Inflation Eases in 1975 Quarter
The Commerce Department reports a fractionally smaller GNP drop for Q2 1975, signaling stabilization after a deep recession. Inflation falls to 5.1 percent, per capita real disposable income rises to 2908 dollars, and the saving rate hits 10.6 percent, the highest since mid 1946.
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Washington
ADP
Commerce Department
Lawmakers Seek Immunity Ruling On Intervening Sessions
Senator Richard Norpel Bellevue asks Attorney General Richard Tanner for an opinion on whether lawmakers retain immunity from arrest for minor traffic charges during breaks between General Assembly sessions. Norpel was cited for speeding June 23, three days after adjournment, with trial set in Dubuque.
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Iowa Senate
Iowa
Norpel
Dubuque Associate District
Cedar Rapids Begins Special Census to Count City Population
Census officials start counting with 165 enumerators aiming to finish in two weeks. Preliminary figures estimate Cedar Rapids population around 115 847 based on 1970 figures and 38 875 delivery points. City council funds the effort at about $60 000 to boost federal and state aid over five years.
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Cedar Rapids
Lethia Graber
Lorraine Leach
U.S. Census Bureau
Ice
City Hall
Collins Lands $14 Million TACAN Production Contract
The United States Air Force awarded Collins Radio a $14,645,820 initial TACAN production contract for 1,000 systems with options for up to 7,000 more. Collins Avionics in Cedar Rapids will manufacture the airborne navigation units as the new standard, replacing 96 percent of older TACANs in service. The deal may yield broader international sales opportunities for Collins.
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United States Air Force
Donald R. Beall
Collins Radio Group
Rockwell International
Collins
Beall
Air Force
Collins Avionics
Cedar Rapids
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